The Sun

The sun is a glowing ball of _______.

• water
• liquid
• gases
• rocks

____________are areas of gas on the sun that are cooler than the gas around them.

• Solar Wind

• Solar Flares

• Sunspots

• Core

In which area of the sun does gas rise as it heats up, then fall back down as it cools?

• the core
• the radiation zone
• the convection zone
• the corona

When we look at the sun, what layer are we viewing?

• photosphere
• chromosphere
• corona
• convection zone

What layer can be seen here?

• chromosphere
• corona
• photosphere
• core

a brief burst of energy from the sun’s photosphere

• corona
• solar flare
• solar wind
• photosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

a dark spot on the photosphere of the sun

• corona
• solar flare
• sunspot
• magnitude

Label Part 3

• #3 Chromosphere
• #3 Radiation zone
• #3 Convection zone
• #3 Photosphere

When prominences erupt into space releasing gas and energy we call this: 

• solar winds
• coronal outburst
• solar flares
• auroras

Which type of eclipse is this

• Solar Eclipse
• Lunar Eclipse

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1